“That’s why science is so exciting—because you don’t know what’s going to happen.” Fifth-graders at one California school send various items (popcorn kernels, jellybeans, marshmallows) to the edge of the atmosphere and hypothesize what will happen next. (NBC Nightly News)

“The most radical experiment in education.” Sudbury Valley School, outside Boston, doesn’t have teachers, structured classes, or homework, just 200 students who do what they want, when they want, and how they want. (The Atlantic)

Tablets or paychecks? A Los Angeles school board meeting erupts into a shouting match over whether money should go toward technology or salaries. (Daily News)